Current Affairs 20 March 2018 Quiz
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- Which among the given banks has signed an MoU with the India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) to offer mortgage guarantee scheme for home loan customers?
A) Bank of India
B) Punjab National Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) Bank of Maharashtra
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Option C
Explanation: India’s largest lender SBI and India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) signed a pact to offer mortgage guarantee scheme for prospective non-salaried and self-employed home loan customers.
- Name the Indian Para-Athlete who has secured the No. 1 rank in Asia in F53 Javelin category by clinching gold at World Para Athletics Grand Prix?
A) Karamjyoti Dalal
B) Pooja
C) Deepa Malik
D) None of the Above
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Option C
Explanation: Indian para-athlete Deepa Malik won a gold medal in the F-53/54 category javelin event at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai and also became the Asian rank one in the F-53 category.
- Which of the given cities has been ranked as the world’s most expensive city to live in as per the 2018 Worldwide Cost of Living report by Economist Intelligence Unit?
A) Paris
B) Singapore
C) Zurich
D) Tokyo
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Option B
Explanation: Singapore has been dubbed the world’s most expensive city to live in for the fifth year running in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Worldwide Cost of Living 2018 survey. The EIU’s annual ranking compares the prices of over 150 items in 133 cities around the world, such as bread, wine, cigarettes and petrol. It is designed to help hiring managers calculate fair salaries when relocating their employees overseas.
- Varuna is a joint naval exercise between India and which country?
A) France
B) Indonesia
C) Mauritius
D) Singapore
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Option A
Explanation: The first phase of Indo-French joint naval exercise Varuna 2018 kickstarted at the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) in Vasco, Goa. The exercise is being held in the Arabian Sea off the Goa coast. The second and third phases of the exercise will be held at the Chennai coast in April 2018 and in La Reunion Island in May 2018, respectively.
- Which of the following was observed as the first ever Global Recycling Day?
A) March 17
B) March 20
C) March 19
D) March 18
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Option D
Explanation: The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) proclaimed March 18, 2018 the first Global Recycling Day. Based on the worldwide response, the organization was successful in calling attention to the issues facing the recycling industry and highlighting the importance of what it calls “the seventh resource.”
- Which among the given teams has won the 2018 Irani Trophy?
A) Rest of India
B) Vidarbha
C) Mumbai
D) Railways
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Option B
Explanation: In Cricket, Reigning Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha have lifted their maiden Irani Trophy. On the final day of the match, they beat Rest of India by virtue of their massive first innings lead.
- The 7th edition of the Women Science Congress has been inaugurated in which state?
A) Meghalaya
B) Nagaland
C) Manipur
D) Assam
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Option C
Explanation: The 7th edition of the Women science congress was formally inaugurated at the Centenary Hall of Manipur University, which is currently hosting the 105th Indian Science Congress.
- Vladimir Putin has been re-elected as the President of Russia. This is his ________ term on the Presidential post.
A) 2nd
B) 5th
C) 3rd
D) 4th
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Option D
Explanation: Russian President Vladimir Putin has won the presidential elections with 74 percent of votes polled, according to a state-run exit poll. Putin’s fourth term as president will extend until 2024, the first Kremlin leader to serve two decades in power since Josef Stalin.
- Which team has won the 2018 Indian Super League (ISL) title?
A) Bengaluru FC
B) Chennaiyin FC
C) Mumbai City FC
D) Kerala Blasters FC
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Option B
Explanation: Chennaiyin FC lifted their game to a level befitting the occasion and sent fancied Bengaluru FC crushing to a painful 2-3 defeat, clinching the Indian Super League (ISL) title.
- When is the Ordnance Factories Day observed?
A) March 19
B) March 15
C) March 18
D) March 16
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Option C
Explanation: Ordnance Factories Day is observed all over India on 18th March every year. The production of the oldest Ordnance Factory of India, which is located at Cossipore, Kolkata was commenced on 18th March 1802.
- Name the scheme launched by the government of India to install grid-connected solar plants in rural areas for harnessing solar power from the region
A) Kusum
B) Ujala
C) Savera
D) Unnati
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Option A
Explanation: The Indian government is in process of formulating ‘Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme’to harness solar power for rural India. The scheme will allow to setup grid-connected solar plants in rural areas. KUSUM will build 10,000 MW solar plant and provide 1.75 million off-grid agricultural solar pumps. The program aims to boost farmers’ income as they can sell their additional power to the main grid produced by solar plants located on their lands.
- Which among the given ships has been commissioned by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at Porbandar, Gujarat to enhance security of West coast?
A) ICGS C-437
B) ICGS C-432
C) ICGS C-435
D) ICGS C-431
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Option A
Explanation: The Coast Guard commissioned an interceptor boat at Porbandar, Gujarat as part of its efforts to strengthen the security umbrella of the West coast. Indian Coast Guard Ship C-437 would strengthen the security umbrella of the West coast and also help augment patrolling to prevent illicit activities such as infiltration, smuggling and illegal fishing.
- The informal World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting is being held in which Indian city?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Gurugram
D) Hyderabad
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Option B
Explanation: The two-day informal World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting got underway in New Delhi. Representatives from 50 countries are participating in the meet. Our correspondent reports the WTO is facing systemic challenges, particularly its dispute settlement arm.
- Which state has recently imposed a complete ban on the existence of Hookah bars in the state to control tobacco related disease?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Punjab
D) Haryana
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Option C
Explanation: In a bid to combat various smoking-related diseases, the Punjab Government imposed a permanent ban on Hookah bars in the state. The state cabinet approved an amendment to the Cigarette & Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply, and Distribution) Act, 2003, to prevent and control diseases caused by the use of various tobacco products.
- The Phase I of joint naval exercise Varuna 2018 is being held in which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Karnataka
D) Goa
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Option D
Explanation: The first phase of Indo-French joint naval exercise Varuna 2018 kickstarted at the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) in Vasco, Goa. The exercise is being held in the Arabian Sea off the Goa coast.
Static GK Based on Current Affairs
- The Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) is in which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Goa
C) Maharashtra
D) Andhra Pradesh
- The La Reunion Island is situated in which country?
A) France
B) India
C) Russia
D) Singapore
- The India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) is a joint venture between 3 parties. Which among the given is not one of them?
A) National Housing Bank
B) Genworth Inc International Finance Corporation
C) MetLife Inc.
D) Asian Development Bank
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Option C
Explanation: IMGC is a joint venture between National Housing Bank, Genworth Inc International Finance Corporation and Asian Development Bank. It is providing mortgage default guarantee to the lending Institutions in India.
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